| Acronym | Meaning |
| RT/PC | RISC Technology/Personal Computer |
| LANTEX | Lantau Experiment |
| SSTS | Sea Surface Temperatures |
| WITI | Weather Information Technologie |
| JSC | Johnson Space Center |
| EEC | European Economic Community |
| TOA | Top Of The Atmosphere |
| SLAP | Shuttle Laser Altimeter Prototype |
| PASIN | Particle-Matter Airborne Sampling Inlet Experiment |
| CCCO | Committee For Climatic Change And The Ocean |